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Historical Event on 8/20/1993

Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
2/25/1938Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.
11/19/1994Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
3/22/1991President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament.
9/26/1956Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great social reformer, industrialist, patriot and founder of the Kirloskar Industries, passed away at the age of 88.
12/13/1989Kashmiri militants release the daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as five of their comrades freed from prison.